Life in Quito

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Join
InterNations Quito at our February event at one of our favorite places, ZINC
Bar! Enjoy a complimentary welcome drink and bocaditos in beautiful
surroundings. Invite a friend! Please remember to cancel if you decide not to
attend.

Important
note: "Other guest" fee applies even if you are a member but haven't
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Thursday, February 12, 2015

......I was
hired form the US with a 12-8 visa to work at a public university in Tungurahua
earning around $2000 a month. They didn't pay my salary in 4 month and I had to
face some sort of xenophobia from some faculty and administration. Universities
in Ecuador are poorly organized, chaotic and Ecuadorian English teachers feared
outsiders because these individuals are not able to speak English properly.
Finally I moved to Univ Luis Vargas Torres of Esmeraldas. It was worst.
University personnel (janitors) threatened to kill me because I reported some
bullying. I went to fiscalia, to report this maniac and they treated me worst
because I was a foreigner and they are all friends in this small city. It took
4 month to get paid, I didn't receive all my salary by the way.....

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Answer

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I have taught
in Ecuador for more than a decade. I have taught at three universities, a high
school, and an English Institute. As stated earlier, it is imperative to do
your homework.

The
Ministerio de Educación in recent years has tightened regulations for teachers.
All teachers at superior levels should have their degrees registered with
Senescyt. If you weren't asked to do this, that is a clue than the institution
was not reputable.

What kind of
visa were you on? If you were not on a visa that allowed you to work, or if you
did not have SRI approved facturas, then that may be why they didn't pay you,
and it may be that they did that on purpose to avoid paying you.

$2K is an exorbitant
salary in most areas. I have been teaching for ten years, have a teaching
certificate from an Ecuadorian university, and a US degree registered with
Sensecyt and do not make near that much. There are some institutions who lie
like this, hire folks without proper documentation to work, then refuse to pay
them. When the teacher quits, they start the cycle again. Voila! Native English
speaking teachers for free. I worked for one of these in 2008. Unfortunately
for them, they didn't realize, I had a cedula. After three months with no pay,
and three kids to feed, I sat down in the finance office waiting room and
loudly announced that I wouldn't leave until I got paid. It took a half hour,
but I got a check.

P.S. Sorry,
just re-read and noticed you were on the work visa. That visa legally requires
a contract. Did you file a complaint with the labor ministry that they had
broken the contract by not paying you? They can face some pretty hefty fines
for that.